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Pen and wash drawing of a bearded, stern-faced man in a crested Roman-style helmet with a lion's-head ornament, shown in profile on pale paper.

Head of Mars, Roman god of war, drawing c. 1793

A bearded man in a crested, decorated helmet with a lion's-head ornament faces left in a pen and wash drawing on pale paper within a ruled border. Shading models the furrowed brow, curled beard and hair, and the bust below, suggesting a classical sculpted head.

Artist
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Date
[1793?]
Medium
Pencil works Drawings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3377 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1803.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Rome and Ancient Greece18th century1790sportrait drawingpen and wash drawingphysiognomyhead studyhelmetlavatermarsclassical bustbearded manmonochrome

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